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Wednesday, November 26, 2008

A few articles on Piracy

If your looking for piracy info here is a start:

gcaptain has a number of articles on piracy

As does EagleSpeak

Also

From Salon: Blackwater vs. Blackbeard off the coast of Africa

From Slate:
What do Pirates Want from us.

and:
Did Pirates Really Say "Arrrr"?

Also from Slate

Explainer's Pirate Roundup

From the Site War is Boring: GOOD TV: Somali Pirates 101">GOOD TV:

and World Politics Review: No Quick Solutions to Somali Pirate Crisis

also from the same site:
Bad Idea of the Day: Invade Somalia to Defeat Pirates

From Lawyers Guns and Money - Piracy

At The Guardian Robert Farley: Somali piracy is everyone's problem

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